Primary education of adults

Persons between the age of 15 and 65 who did not complete their primary education in the regular system can attend the primary education programme in institutions for the education of adults for which the costs are covered from the state budget

The primary education of adults is carried out in accordance with the prescribed Education Plan and Programme for Primary Education of Adults. The attendants who complete their primary education in this way can also be trained to perform simple jobs in some profession for the purpose of easier employment.

The attendants apply for the primary education programme at the institution for the education of adults that obtained the decision by the Ministry of Education and Science on implementing the programme. The list of institutions carrying out the primary education of adults is available in the Andragogic Common Data Register at this link: AZUP 

The application should be accompanied by a copy of an identity card, Croatian Personal ID Number, copy of the certificate of citizenship or excerpt from the registry of births, and the annual report card from the last completed year of primary school if available.